By ABIGAIL SHEARER
Tiger Media Network
The Student Government Association had its regular meeting on Thursday.
During executive reports, President Marcell Dely discussed a possible food recovery network program to help combat food insecurity and food waste.
Food Recovery Network’s main goal is to: “Empower college students to make a meaningful difference by organizing food recovery efforts, building partnerships with campus dining services and local organizations, and promoting sustainable practices. Rather than allowing perfectly edible surplus food to go to waste, student volunteers help ensure that it reaches people who can benefit from it.”
To become a campus organization, there needs to be three students and an advisor. Those who are interested can email Dely.
Legislative Affairs Director Mayan Paz spoke about a timely grading resolution that would require professors to grade assignments within two weeks of the due date and make it policy. The student body filled out a survey last year with this concern and testimonies of untimely grading.
During the faculty senate meeting, this resolution faced significant pushback when presented.
“What they reported is that they presented it not as a recommendation but as a policy update, and actually the faculty objected to that,” Paz said.
Paz will make a statement to persuade the faculty senate to adopt it as policy. Any students who have examples or testimonies about how untimely grading has impacted their education and classes should email Paz.
In New Business, there was one bill up for first reading.
Bill No. 26.F.127 proposed a line-item change from IDSA to move $7,850 across multiple line items.
There was no old business
Announcements
- Allocation applications are now open.
- Percussion and Wind ensemble at 7:30 p.m. on November 17 at Beach Schmidt.
- The on-campus tree lighting is from 5-7 p.m. on December 1.
SGA will reconvene at 7 p.m. next Thursday.